Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Jesus, in his remarks to the disciples here, was foretelling the destruction of the Jewish temple, which took place in 70 A.D. Then, Jerusalem, the Holy City, was taken by Roman armies, and the temple was laid low. Yet, this was a judgment of God on the Jewish nation because they rejected Jesus Christ as their Lord (God) and Messiah (Savior, deliverer). And, now, the temple of God is Christ’s followers, his body, the church. God’s Spirit now lives within our hearts and lives. We, the church, are now the Holy City, and the Holy of Holies dwells within us. Physical Jerusalem is of Hagar, the slave woman, because she is still in slavery (to sin) with her children (See: Gal. 4:22-31).

Yet, there will be another judgment of God on his people, yet to come, but not speaking of the Jews, who are not his people, if they do not believe in Jesus. This is a judgment of God on his adulterous and idolatrous church who has partnered with the world’s system, and has become worldly, and has diluted the gospel of Christ to make it appealing to human flesh. She has turned the “house of prayer” into a marketplace, has become unequally yoked together with unbelievers, and has turned to humans and/or to governments of men for her support. So, God is calling his church to come out of Babylon so that she does not share in her sins and in her punishment, for her sins are piled high to heaven (See: Rev. 2-3; Rev. 18:1-10).

End of the Age (vv. 3-12)

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.

“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.

We are seeing much of this being fulfilled in our present day and time. Many are coming in Christ’s name who are false shepherds of the people, and who are wolves in sheep’s clothing, whose aim it is to kill, steal and to destroy. They may not literally say that they are “Christ,” but they will act as though they are the savior of the people, or that they have discovered some new revelation, supposedly coming from God, but contrary to God’s Word, or else they will twist the Word of God to their own advantage.

Or, they may just lie, deceive, trick, and manipulate people, and “play” them, i.e. pretend to be on their side while actually undermining them for their own advantage. So, they will make up stories and will pass them off as truth in order to lead the people, especially God’s people, astray. And, these false shepherds are deceiving people by the millions. Some of them are heads of governments, and some are pastors, priests and church elders. And, some are the news media, who merely report the stories they are told to report, most of which is made up, partially or wholly, or is twisted, often in order to shift blame on to someone other than the guilty parties.

For example, there are several main news stories right now that are mostly fabricated in order to deceive and to “play” the people. One of them has to do with this whole fiasco of Russia supposedly hacking the US elections to benefit Donald Trump, and is, thus, questioning D. Trump’s role in all of this. Another has to do with the Paris climate accord (agreement), and Trump supposedly withdrawing the US from the accord. And, it has to do with Trump’s supposed stance on the subject of climate change, which he has purportedly stated previously that it is a hoax, a con job, and nonexistent. Well, he is correct, but don’t let that fool you into thinking he is on your side, for he is not. He is one of them – the one world government people.

Basically, the US government has no real authority of its own. The de facto government in the US is a shadow government of the Elite of the world. And, the US government and military get their orders from them, and they serve as their messengers, enforcers and punishers of all who do not comply with the New World Order “beast.” So, the US government is very much a part of this global alliance. And, this climate agreement is not really about emissions, but it is about the conquering of nations and peoples by this New World Order “beast.” It is about the forcing or manipulating of people and of independent nations, via trickery, scheming and strategy, into uniting with this one world order of law, and its one world religion. And, the Bushes, the Clintons, Obama and Trump are all on board. There is no difference among them. They all served or are serving the same shadow government.

As far as who hacked the US elections, the US government and the New World Order Alliance did. And, this has been going on for many years. Our votes don’t really matter, for, as Trump also claimed, the elections are rigged. And, the shadow government decides who to put in office. We are not a nation of the people, by the people and for the people. We are a nation created to bring about this New World Order and the rule of the beast, which is evidenced by our true history. Many of our forefathers were freemasons, the buildings and statues in D.C. were patterned after foreign gods and goddesses, and our own national seal depicts the all-seeing eye of Horus (the shadow government) hovering over the unfinished pyramid.

So, as the people of the world, we have to stop believing what we read or hear or see in the news, because so much of it is twisted, fabricated or faked. They tell us what they want us to believe in order to deceive us into believing their lies. But, we must understand that the news media and our government leaders are not our friends. Most (or all) of them work for the “beast,” and their true goal is the same as his, which is world domination and totalitarian rule of all people. And, they are out to conquer Christians, and even to kill those who will not bow to this beast. So, we can expect that serious persecution of Christians will, in the near future, be a present reality here in America, too, and not just in other parts of the world.

And This Gospel (vv. 13-14)

But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

If we want to have eternal life with God, we must endure in our faith to the end, and not compromise with the world or bow to this beast New World Order. We must stand on the truth of God’s Word, and not give way to fear of what man (humans) may do to us, even if it means we are killed. For, God’s purposes and plans will prevail. He will use this time in history to bring his wayward ones to repentance, to revive his church, and to spread his gospel to all nations so that many may hear and be saved before Jesus returns to judge the people of this earth, and to take us to be with him.

Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield;
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.

Lord, I trust Thy mighty power,
Wondrous are Thy works of old;
Thou deliver’st thine from thralldom,
Who for naught themselves had sold.
Thou didst conquer, Thou didst conquer
Sin and Satan and the grave,
Sin and Satan and the grave.

When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of deaths, and hell’s destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to Thee;
I will ever give to Thee. Amen.